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McGinn Details Cuts For 2012 Budget KUOW NPR He praises police for improving their 911 response time. McGinn also points to recent data that show Seattle's crime rate is at its lowest level in 55 years. Tim Burgess: "So, while the mayor talks about crime being down, that's part of the story. … McGinn's Plan To Freeze Police Hiring May Prove UnpopularKIRO Seattle Belltown anti-crime effort targets repeat offendersKOMO News Belltown crime: 54 people, 2700 arrestsSeattle Post Intelligencer The Seattle Times -Myfoxspokane.com -PubliCola all 30 news articles »

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Budget forces State Patrol to eliminate auto-theft unit The Seattle Times … Spokane area fourth in the nation and Seattle 13th. By Meghann M. Cuniff This reinforces the need for folks to install car alarms or The Club, anything that… (June 25, 2011, by Recall Mike McGinn) Read more Auto theft is no longer a major crime. … Budget forces state patrol to eliminate auto theft unitThe Spokesman Review (subscription) all 2 news articles »

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MADISON, WI – Gov. Scott Walker’ and other legislators are working to make changes to the state budget. The new plan to balance the budget will be put before the Assembly for approval. The plan includes a number of potentially controversial items. The changes, would, among other things, permit bail … View full post on Collateral Magazine

Following budget cuts, East and West Precincts now share crime prevention … Seattle Central District News You can contact him at (206) 684-4730 or francisco.tello@seattle.gov. Seattle Crime reported in the fall that SPD was considering cutting the CPCs entirely, but the departments ended up trimming the program's budget instead. Here's a map of the city's … and more »

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Walker's budget impact on prison sentences Wisconsin Law Journal (blog) Those inmates will have to seek relief either by way of a motion to modify their sentence based on a new factor or possibly by a post-conviction motion pursuant to WIS. STAT. §974.06. …

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Budget fight shows Washington still broken Washington Post Though the country as a whole favors compromise, polls show a narrow majority of Republicans prefer to stand firm, with tea party supporters even more adamant in that conviction. Republicans were determined to show the country they were more serious … UPI NewsTrack TopNewsUPI.com all 12,873 news articles »

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Obama Reaches Out To Rivals Ahead Of Budget Speech NPR Later in the program, her arrest and conviction and 10-day jail sentence made headlines around the country. Her crime: school officials say she sent her …

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Wonkbook: Truce on Senate rules is holding; WH starts announcing budget cuts … Washington Post (blog) That's some real conviction you've got, there. "For instance, makers of some cleaning products that remove mold and mildew have asked the committee to … and more »

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DA Warns Of Public Safety Danger Under Proposed State Budget Prison Proposal KHTS Radio About 90 percent are pre-trial detainees, leaving some 1800 beds for post-conviction sentencing. Filling those beds now are those sentenced to misdemeanor … and more »

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Seattle City Council passes budget, closes $67M shortfall Seattle Times The council restored funding the mayor had proposed cutting for some human services, including advocates for crime victims and training for nonprofits that …

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